Bute Park Snowdrops & Crocii
On my way to work, another beautiful sight this morning.
Front Row TV Season Ordering Solution
Nerdy post for users of Apple’s Front Row coming up. If you use a Snow Leopard (or possible Leopard) machine as your media centre and you rip your own TV […]
Custard Slice
A particular speciality in Cardiff, I’m told, is the custard slice. I’m a big flan fan and I expected something similar, and it shares that worthy goal of serving custard […]
Blackweir Sunset
Walking home from a meeting at the hospital.
Castle Sunrise
Right now, on my way to work.
Anticipating Wales v. Scotland
This will be the first rugby match since I’ve actually lived in Cardiff. First kilt sightings: yesterday at 5pm (45 drinking hours before kick-off) Kilt count so far (20 drinking […]
Robert B. Parker, 1932 – 2010
One of my favourite authors died last month. I didn’t hear about it at the time, partly because he is strangely unknown over here, partly because I was moving and […]
On Chocolate and Patriotism
I’ve harboured a shameful secret during the whole Kraft/Cadbury controversy. The whole episode has stirred up such an emotional outpouring of chocolate-based nostalgia that I’ve felt quite remote from the […]
Rematerialisation
Vworp vworp! I’ve moved to Cardiff. Actually it would have been very handy to have a TARDIS to help with the move – infinite space and instant relocation – it […]
Eventr Plugin – Managing Events
Just testing a WordPress plugin for work… This allows visitors to sign up for an event, and then manages a list of attendees. If all is well, the form appears […]
Still Not Ginger
Four words from the BBC to silence the complaining muppets: Donna Noble, Amy Pond. There are 143 idiots who actually bothered to write in? The line was a reference to €œAww, […]
Getting Merry at Ocado?
I’m guessing they’re not short of bottles or tipples in the Ocado office… It€™s the season of plenty, so take advantage of the fact we€™re open between Christmas and New […]